Global Voices · Citizen media stories about East Asia from June 2010

East Asia · June, 2010
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Stories about East Asia from June, 2010

30 June 2010

Singapore: Swiss national to be caned for train vandalism

Written by Shawn Lim · Singapore

A Swiss IT consultant in Singapore was sentenced to three strokes of the cane and five months in prison after he pleaded guilty to breaking into a Singapore train depot...

Japan: Thanks, Blue Samurai!

Written by Scilla Alecci · Quick Reads · Japan

Taiwan: Fly, Wen Gui Hospital, Fly!

Written by Portnoy Zheng · Quick Reads · Taiwan (ROC)

China: The end of Google.cn redirect

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · China

China: Shanghai World Expo

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · China

China: A music video's take on property prices

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · China

Taiwan: Don't call Rendy Lu “Glory of Taiwan”

Written by Portnoy Zheng · Quick Reads · Taiwan (ROC)

29 June 2010

Japan: Questionnaire about English ability

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Quick Reads · Japan

Japan: The Hero, Sakamoto Ryoma

Written by Tomomi Sasaki · Japan

Confident, charismatic, and ever so dashing, Sakamoto Ryoma has always been one of Japan's favorite historical figures. Since NHK started to broadcast the historical drama series Ryōmaden ('The Legend of...

Global: Statistics on Countries Participating in World Cup

Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · Quick Reads · Latin America

China: Gamers need not worry over new real name rules

Written by John Kennedy · China

This summer will see the introduction of real name regulations for e-commerce entrepreneurs and online gamers. With a series of past failed attempts in China at implementing similar rules, one...

Japan: Voice tweets override election rule

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · Japan

Philippines: Dancing Prisoners’ Tribute to Michael Jackson

Written by Karlo Mongaya · Philippines

And they've done it again. Convicted criminals from Cebu Province in the Philippines danced to the tunes of the late Michael Jackson in a tribute performance marking the first death...